| A great and easy tip for getting a killer bod is to | | | | is carbohydrate based, only a maximum of 10% |
| limit sugar in your diet. | | | | of that should be sugar. |
| Excessive sugar consumption is closely related to: | | | | How to Reduce Sugar |
| -Obesity | | | | Read labels carefully. I recently bought granola |
| -Anxiety | | | | bars without paying much attention to the label. |
| -Irritability | | | | It's green packaging and "whole grain" banner |
| -Heart disease | | | | tricked me in to thinking it was a healthy snack. It |
| -Gout | | | | wasn't until I brought it home, that I realized (to |
| -Tooth decay | | | | my disappointment) I was looking at over 30 |
| -Type 2 diabetes. | | | | grams of sugar per bar and 8 grams of fat! |
| First off, cut out refined sugar like in candy and | | | | Sugar was the first ingredient. I won't be buying |
| coffee. | | | | those again. |
| Sugars that are naturally occurring like fructose in | | | | White bread, most cereal, fruit juice and pop are |
| fruit and lactose in milk, can still be consumed but | | | | huge sugar offenders. Reading labels and making |
| in moderation. Meaning, eat fruit and drink milk but | | | | smarter buying decisions could really help shrink |
| don't eat 2-3 pieces of fruit with a glass of milk | | | | your waist line and prevent terrible conditions and |
| before bed. | | | | disease. |
| Don't be too confused by good and bad sugars. | | | | Eat more nuts, seeds and lean protein in place of |
| There are over 200 sugar compounds and some | | | | breads, white pasta and rice. They keep you fuller |
| like glucose, are essential to the brain and body | | | | for longer and significantly reduce sugar intake on |
| functioning. I'm mostly talking about the sugar we | | | | a daily basis. |
| all know and (unfortunately) love. The white, | | | | Eating sensibly isn't hard at all when you put a bit |
| sweet stuff and all of its syrupy variations. I | | | | of thought in to your meals by being on the |
| would never recommend cutting out sugar | | | | lookout for high sugar content and reducing the |
| entirely. Natural sugars are inevitable. | | | | amount of carbs in your diet in place of healthy |
| It's recommended that while 50-60% of your diet | | | | protein and fats. |